The 2020–21 BBL-Pokal was the 54th season of the
BBL-Pokal
Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bund ...
, the domestic cup competition of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL).
Bayern Munich
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defeated
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...
in the final to win their third title.
Participants
The sixteen highest placed teams from the
2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga
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, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.
Format
The format was changed for this season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The 16 teams were split into four qualification tournaments of four teams (North and South). The winner of each tournament qualified for the final four.
Standings
Round and draw dates
Qualification tournament
The teams were split into a "North" and "South" zone and played a four-team tournament at a pre-selected venue. The draw was held on 3 September 2020.
The first placed team in each tournament qualified for the final four.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, some games were played
behind closed doors.
Group A
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The game was called off after the standings were decided priot to the game. As a result, both teams lost 0–40.
Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Final four
The final four was postponed on 21 October 2020.
It was scheduled to take place on 17 and April 2021, but was postponed again.
The games took place on 15 and 16 May 2021.
Bracket
Semifinals
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Final
See also
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2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga
The 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany, held from 24 September 2019 to 28 Jun ...
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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BBL-Pokal seasons
BBL-Pokal
Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bund ...